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Pikler approach to free movement: Role of the 'care giving adult'

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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The role of the adult in the Pikler approach to supporting young children’s free movement is to pause before helping. By Julia Manning-Morton and Pikler UK’s Rachel Tapping

Outdoors: Stem – experimenting with friction

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Forces are all around us – this month we’re going to explore the forces that relate to motion on wheels: pushing and pulling, and the effects of gravity and friction. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson

Physical Development, part 2: Strategies to develop co-ordination and balance

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

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In the second part of a new series on integrating physical practice into early years practice, Dr Lala Manners looks at balance and co-ordination

Mark making part 1: Scribble masterpieces

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, US, suggests ideas and resources for magnificent mark-making

An A to Z of enhancements: L is for large-scale art

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Encouraging large-scale painting and drawing can open opportunities for children to work collaboratively, develop their motor skills, and create new artistic ideas. By Amy Jackson

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

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Friday, June 2, 2023

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In the final instalment of this eight-part series, Dr Lala Manners considers how stairs can be used to support strength, balance, co-ordination and agility

Physical development on a budget: On the couch!

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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We don't associate sofas with exercise, but their size, shape, weight and softness mean there are many creative options for supporting movement, finds Dr Lala Manners

Physical Development on a budget: Open and closed

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Doors, which come with varying materials, colours and numbers, are a useful resource for supporting strength, balance and co-ordination, says Dr Lala Manners

Physical development on a budget: A cushy life

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Cushions are an effective resource to promote overall body strength in large muscle groups, says Dr Lala Manners

Physical development on a budget: Table the motion

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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These table-based activities explored by Dr Lala Manners will help children develop overall strength and co-ordination, with additional language and maths possibilities

Outdoors: The plants in my street - hazel

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Our plant of the month is hazel, a tree whose catkins, nuts and coppicing opportunities make it an ideal activity resource. By Julie Mountain

Physical development on a budget - Chair people

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Following on from walls, floors and tables, Dr Lala Manners suggests chairs are a good transition resource to enable children to be more active between activities

Physical development on a budget – up the wall!

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

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How can children and their caregivers use walls to promote physical activity? Dr Lala Manners has a raft of ideas for using this familiar resource to enable PD

Physical development on a budget - Totally floored

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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In a new series on using the home environment to develop physical skills, Dr Lala Manners considers the child’s first playground

Your outdoor calendar: May 2022

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

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Spring has sprung! The natural world is overflowing with joy, so make the most of the bounty on your doorstep, says Julie Mountain

Your outdoor calendar: January 2022

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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This year’s outdoor calendar will focus on physicality and physical development outdoors with Julie Mountain suggesting ways that children can truly embody learning. So, instead of hunkering down in the new year, try these ideas to get out and get moving together

Your outdoor calendar: December

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Midwinter is a special time of year. Julie Mountain suggests how you can make the most of its atmospheric dusky evenings, scudding clouds and squally showers– and maybe, if you’re lucky, some early snow

Your outdoor calendar: September

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Summer may be over, but September often heralds sunny, warm days, so be sure to offer children plenty of time outdoors, advises Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities - Birth to three… swimming

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Being introduced to water at an early age helps children become safe and confident swimmers later on. By Dr Lala Manners

EYFS activities - Birth to three… balancing

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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Learning how to balance is a stepping stone for children to become confident in their environment and bodies, says Dr Lala Manners

Your outdoor calendar: August

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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As the UK continues to ‘open up’ after so many restrictions on children’s outdoor activities, Julie Mountain shows how you can keep celebrating A Summer of Play

Your outdoor calendar: July

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities - Birth to three… running

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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This complex skill requires getting the basics right before opportunities are provided to practise all its formats, writes Dr Lala Manners

Your outdoor calendar: June

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain

EYFS activities - Birth to three… jumping

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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The importance of jumping, and how it relates to the development of later skills such as strength and balance. By Dr Lala Manners

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Pikler approach to free movement: Role of the 'care giving adult'

Outdoors: Stem – experimenting with friction

Physical Development, part 2: Strategies to develop co-ordination and balance

Mark making part 1: Scribble masterpieces

An A to Z of enhancements: L is for large-scale art

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

Physical development on a budget: On the couch!

Physical Development on a budget: Open and closed

Physical development on a budget: A cushy life

Physical development on a budget: Table the motion

Outdoors: The plants in my street - hazel

Physical development on a budget - Chair people

Physical development on a budget – up the wall!

Physical development on a budget - Totally floored

Your outdoor calendar: May 2022

Your outdoor calendar: January 2022

Your outdoor calendar: December

Your outdoor calendar: September

EYFS Activities - Birth to three… swimming

EYFS activities - Birth to three… balancing

Your outdoor calendar: August

Your outdoor calendar: July

EYFS Activities - Birth to three… running

Your outdoor calendar: June

EYFS activities - Birth to three… jumping

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